© 2016 Bob Hackett
ARGUN MARU was completed by the Osaka Machinery Works Sakurashima factory in 1920 as a 6,609 ton passenger/cargo ships built for Osaka Shosen K. K. (OSK) Line, Osaka.
In 1943, ARGUN MARU was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea by an American submarine.
| Builder and Year Completed: |
Osaka Machinery Works Innoshima Plant, Hiroshima.
1920 |
| Gross tonnage: | 6,609 tons. |
| Dimensions: | 415' x 55'-6" x 32'-8 " |
| Propulsion: | 1 x triple expansion engine, single shaft, 1 screw, 279 n.h.p/3,625 i.h.p. |
| Speed: | 10.5/12.5 knots |
| Armament: | Unknown |
